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Erean is the fp7 marie-curie initial training network project that started on the 1st of september 2013. this european rare earth (magnet) recycling network will train 15 young researchers in the science and technology of rare earths, with emphasis on the recycling of these elements from permanent magnets. an intensive intersectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration has been established in the erean consortium, which covers the full materials loop, from urban mine to magnet. by training the researchers in basic and applied rare-earth sciences, with emphasis on extraction and separation methods and rare-earth metallurgy, sustainable materials management, recycling methods, life cycle assessment (lca), and the principles of urban mining, they will become the much needed 'rare earthers' for employment in the growing european rare-earth industry. |